David Silva has had little experience of “giant-killing” and is keen for it to stay that way when Manchester City face Barnsley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup tomorrow.

The nearest Silva has come to sharing a shock result was when his Valencia side defeated Barcelona on their way to winning the Copa del Rey five years ago. That result barely turned a head but the Spain forward is aware that a City defeat this weekend would make headlines across the football world.

A string of upsets in domestic cup competitions this season has underlined the point that even